St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03

nounced with the assent on the second
syllable, either to =. the organization
an advertisement or as an affectation of
puriSm in pronunciation. Great I'M
petuS has been given to cultural inter-
eStS in this church since Rev. DobS0n
took the charge. Mr.. DObsOn is man
of wide culture and was educated for
the law. Mrs. DObSon, who is sister
Of Z. w. Martin, was graduated at Cor
nell college, Iowa, and for eight years
taught English literature in the same
Institution. They have given decided
literary tone to their charge here.
THE BAR OF DEADWoOD
is celebrated throughout the west, and
not unknown nationally, for its profess
SiOnal abilities; but what is not so well
known is its literary rank. Several
members of that guild have already
been mentioned as in the work. A few
years ago, when the Congregational
church here was temporarily without a
pastor, meetings were sustained by law
yers and others connected with the
church, with lectures upon biblical and
appropriate themes. Among those who
thus filled the extra legal office were
of the United States court,
eX-cOngresSman and Judge g. G..
Bennett, w. G. Kingsley and Edwin Van
CiSe-all lawyers. Samuel CuShman,
real estate and loan agent, also occupied
the pulpit to help fill that hiatus. The
lectures drew crowded houses, and are
still remembered as pleasing episode
of church and literary work here. Lit
erary people here lay particular stress
upon the helpfulness and inspiration it
gives to their interest to have the sup
port and encouragement of men Of
prominence and influence, like MesSrs.
Martin, Van Cise, and others like them.
Judge Daniel McLoughlin-to partieu
larliZe little farther-iS deeply-read
student of history. Gen. A. r. Il. Daw-
son is a gentleman of scholarly tastes,
an eloquent, imprOmptu speaker on
many subjects and pol, shed writer.
In another line of literay culture-elO-
cutiOn-we have Miss Ida Clemens,
whose talents in recitation have become
so pronounced as to send her to the Phil
adelphia school of el0cutiOn and ora
tory to fit for professional career. Miss
X. Y. Morrissey is also public reader
in all amateur way. Mrs. Frank Hamil-
ton, is fine reader in private circles;
is also person of rich general cult
ure and talented musician.
The cOgnate line of theatricalS is
not without its amateur deyOteeS of eX-
cellence in DeadwoOd, as every enter
tainment by home talent eYinceS. Some
standard dramas of large casts and diff
cult rendition have been esSayed here.
Among those who can always be de-
pended upon to take a part creditably
may be mentioned Misses Emma China
guy, Ida Clemens, Ollie and Hettie
Charlton, and Messrs. Clay Lambert.
w. f. Whitbeck. VIII Mclaughlin,
Frank Ickes and Mr.. Sebeck.
One of the most serious obstacles felt
by those who seek to enlarge their liter
airy horizon in a place like this, is the
lack of large public libraries. There
are few private libraries that are of
great service and are freely opened to
the local readerS-such as those of B.
p. Dake, cashier of the First National
bank, Lawyer Van Cise and Judge
Moody. The gentleman last named has
a national reputation as a lawyer and
politician. but at home he is quite as
well known for extensive reading and
lively interest in the intellectual pro-
gress of the place.
DeadwOod'S musical culture, which
makes quite as cTeditable a showing as
its literary life, must be treated in
another letter.